SC extends stay order on museum case against Gota

Drug smuggling cat found inside prison

By Vyshnavy Velrajh A cat that was seized while attempting to smuggle in heroin into the Welikada prison last Saturday (01) has been found. Commissioner (Operations) of the Department of Prisons Chandana Ekanayake told the Colombo Gazette that the cat was found roaming freely within the prison premises. The cat was captured by prison officials last Saturday near the Welikada prison with nearly two grams of heroin, two SIM cards, and a memory chip in a small plastic bag tied around its neck.

04 Aug, 2020

Cop arrested over probe linked to Shani Abeysekera

A Police Sub- Inspector (SI) has been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) for his alleged involvement in the case filed against former CID Director Shani Abeysekera on charges of fabricating evidence. Abeysekera was arrested by the CCD last week and was remanded till 07 August after being produced before the Gampaha Magistrate. He was arrested on charges of fabricating evidence with regard to the case filed on the arrest of former Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Vass Gunawar

04 Aug, 2020

Tamil Nadu Police criminal branch to probe Angoda Lokka’s death

The Crime Branch CID (CB-CID) of Tamil Nadu police on Monday took over the investigation into the recent death of suspected Sri Lankan fugitive gangster Maddumage Lasantha Chandana Perera alias Angoda Lokka in Coimbatore. The Hindu newspaper reported. The agency will probe his illegal stay in the country, alleged fabrication of documents, impersonation and helps he got during exile. Director General of Police J.K. Tripathy transferred the investigation to CB-CID after reviewing reports of Coim

03 Aug, 2020